by Cally Chisholm | Aug 14, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The southern drawl of a Baptist preacher creeps into the speakers when the opening track, “Family Tree (Intro),” begins, setting a tone as the low register of Ethel Cain’s voice transports us to the fictional town of Shady Grove, Ala. circa 1990. Abandoned houses...
by Monty Self | Jun 27, 2022 | Opinion
Many individuals and churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention are cheering the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to effectively overturn Roe v. Wade. Brent Leatherhead, acting president of the SBC’s Ethics...
by Isaiah Anthony | Jun 18, 2021 | Opinion
It’s a strange sight – seeing a crowd of 15,000, packed shoulder to shoulder in a convention hall, with no faces covered by the masks that have become so ubiquitous over the last 18 months. Indeed, with the pandemic fading in the United States, there was little need...
by Michael Leathers | Feb 19, 2019 | Opinion
Walking into the courtroom in Olney, Illinois, to cover the pre-trial proceedings of a pastor facing sexual assault charges involving teenage girls, I noticed the audience seating arrangement. The rows of seats were raked so the back row was higher than the front. The... by Mitch Randall | Jun 21, 2018 | Opinion
Baptists have been my spiritual tribe as I walked my faith journey. From running through the halls of exciting Eastwood Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and attending Baptist summer camps to being trained by Baptist seminaries and employed by Baptist congregations...
